The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-25
THE FORTY-NlNTH CONGRESS.

The Senate Passes q Number of Bills and Con-
siders the Pleuro-Pneumonia Measure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The usual sheaves of petit
tions from Grand Army posts for the passage of the
dependent pension bill the Presidents veto were
presented and laid the table.
The House substitute for the fishery retaliation bill
was disagreed to and conference was asked Messrs
Edmunds Frye and Morgan appointed Senate
conferees
The House bill to provide term of court at Duluth
Mimi. reported back from the judiciary commit
tee and placed on the calendar.
Mr. Malone gave notice Of proposed change of
rules to permit the consideration, between the
close of morning business and 2 o'clock of Senate
bills the calendar alternate days and of House
bills other alternate days.
Mr.. Van Wyck offered resolution declaring it to
be the Judgment of the Senate that constitutional
amendment should be submitted to the people for the
election of Senators directly by the voters and asked
that it be laid over till tomorrow, when he will make
remarks upon it.
Mr.. Hoar asked and obtained unanimous consent, as
the peuro pneumonia bill disposed of, to
take up the Pacific railroad inquiry BILL He might
then yield to pension bills. He hoped to have
consideration of the Pacific railroad bill commence at
o'clock tomorrow and the session of tomorrow con-
tinued until that matter should be disposed of.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb, the House bill to provide
for the adjustment of land grants made by Congress
in of railroads within the State of Kan
sas and for the forfeiture of the unearned lands.
taken up. Several amendments recommended by the
committee public lands were offered and agreed to-
including striking out the words within the State
of Kansas" and substituting therefor the words land
heretofore adjusted"
Mr.. McMillin inquired whether the bill applied ex-
clusively to lands within the State of Kansas.
Mr.. Plumb replied that it did not 1t general
in application. but he believed that it would operate
principally on lands in Kansas and Colorado
The bill and amendments then went over until to-
morrow.
Aresolution declaring Senator ingalls, chosen Presi
denpro tenn OF the Senate was laid over until tomor-
The House bill to extend the laws of the United
States certain unorganized territories south of
the State of Kansas passed. with amendments.
House bill passed to effect Encouragement of
grades of Office in the Adjutartgenerars department.
The House bill was reported favorably to grant
right of way through the Indian Territory to the
Chicago Kansas s. Nebraska railway. Placed on the
| calendar
The Senate bill to authorize the construction of
bridge by the Chicago st. Paul. Minneapolis &
Omaha Railway Company across the Missouri river at
| Sioux City, Ia, was passed.
The Senate bill to authorize the construction of a
railroad bridge over the Mississippi river at Grand
| Tower, H., taken from the calendar. Amend
ments agreed to requiring the principal span to
be $50 feet and the other spans 500 feet and the bill
| Other bills were passed as follows: Senate bill &c
authorize the construction of bridges the Great
Kanawha river below the falls;s Senate bill author
zng the construction Of bridges across the Red river
of the North; Senate bill granting to the Rocky Fork
| g. Cooke City Railway Company the right of way
| through a part of the Crow Indian reservation il
! Mon tana Territory.
| The Senate then proceeded to consideration of the
Senate bill to extrpate contagious pleuro
foot and mouth disease and rinderpest among cattle
and to facilitate the expectation of cattle and tht
| products of live stock.
MIR. Miller stated that contagious pleuropneumonia
had, as he believed. passed the Allegheny mountains
and existed in the city of tChcago. He had alst
seen published statements to its existence in TIL
State of Missouri He favored liberal appropriation
for stamping out the disease.
Mr.. Vest denied that there any pleuro-pneu
monia in Missouri.
Mr. -Trlouo thero dos,br that he d;soa
prevailed to extent in the State of Illinois,
that it had broken out very violently in the city 0
Chicago during the winter and last fall, It could
be controlled by any piecemeal action the part Of